Governance Support Unit

Governance Support Unit Mission Statement

  1. To devise, implement, evaluate and review processes in the University to ensure compliance with specific legislation, University statutes and relevant regulations and relevant codes of practice and to provide specialist guidance in these areas.
  2. To provide a professional Governance Support Unit for the University's committee system through servicing Senate, Council, the Executive Committee and other committees, ensuring committees are fit for purpose, providing training for committee secretaries, disseminating good practice in committee servicing and providing specialist advice.  
  3. To provide an efficient, effective and economic records and information management system for the University that demonstrates best practice and facilitates both efficient business processes and legislative compliance.
  4. To provide a point of expertise for the University regarding current information access legislation and regulations.